Since there was no update for a while on demodvd.org Iīm curios how the dvd is making progress? Are there any news that havenīt been postet so far? eg. do you now have the permission from all groups to use their stuff; or do you already have some demos finished for pressing of the dvd?

No need to be sorry.. in fact, I'm surprised it took this long for someone to ask!

At www.demodvd.org/contents you can find the latest status on what we have for permission, commentary, etc. We might even add capturing and sound mixing status in the future.

We are indeed to blame for the delay of the DVD; a combination of real-life issues and general summer slacking. But it WILL get done, rest assured. Capturing is underway and we are slowly but surely working out each hardware problem we encounter. Just be aware that it will still take a few more months before we have a finished product.

Mindcandy 2 just arrived in the mail, I took a glimpse at it and I love it already.

I am absolutely amazed by the video quality. From trying to encode some cloanto captures myself I learned that encoding pixel vectors is probably easier than guiding a group of ambitious suicide bombers through a minefield. Nothing worked whatever I tried. But now, it only makes me feel impressed even more now that I see the DVD. It's absolutely crystal clear.

I just saw you're on Amazon already so I put the following up as a customer review. The comment I put up for Mindcandy 1 appearantly was helpful to 15/16 people. Hopefully it will help your sales too:

If you look at your PC today it may be difficult to imagine a time when physics calculations were difficult for computers, full-screen animation was exceptional and such commonly available thing as the internet wasn't even a buzzword. Yet, in the early 1990s that's exactly the state computers were in and even then we already called them state of the art.

At that time some kids that were part of a computer art movement commonly referred to as "the scene" set the standards for computer art. They programmed home computers to show graphics, animations and play music beyond what the machines had ever been designed for. At parties they gathered and competed in their skills. Later they would work in the computer industry and develop the games millions would enjoy.

This is the sequal to MindCandy 1: PC Demos and features an unprecedented compilation of Amiga demos from the 1990s. It is a historical archive of the development of computer art. Produced by the very same people that were part of that development it features ultra-high quality of original productions from the era and a 20 minute documentary on the experience of visiting a demoscene computerparty.

This is a MUST HAVE for each and everyone that was part of the scene and a recommendation to everyone interested to know how computer multimedia all began.

Thanks a bunch for the Amazon review! Of course, those customers will have to wait until the 16th, and they only have the NTSC edition. I can assure them though that the NTSC quality is 99.9% as good.. I was impressed how smooth the 50-60hz conversion was, and the text didn't appear squished or fuzzy. Kudos to Trixter and his obsessive perfectionism!

[The last tally ended at, uh, 24 discs? some ridiculously high number anyhow]

Yes, but for the commentary you provided, it was worth it!! I *loved* how you were willing to "expose" (not really, since all great democoders know the same info) the tricks and other stuff in your demo commentary. The "ephidrina" comment had me laughing out loud...